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Litigation Daily

Robert Mueller, Jamie Gorelick and the Wilmer Problem

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller III seemed like the perfect pick for special counsel. Except until last week, he was a partner at Wilmer Hale—where his colleague in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, a fellow member of both the strategic response and regulatory and government affairs groups, was Jamie Gorelick. Jared Kushner's lawyer. This could be a problem. A big one.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Drinker's Retro Look; Jenner Raids the FCC; No Rest for Weary D.C. Lawyers

Washington Wrap is a weekly roundup of Big Law hires and other Washington, D.C., legal industry news.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Appeals Court Grounds FAA Registration for Hobby Drones, Planes

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled the FAA's registration rule for personal drones and model planes violates federal law.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Former US House Lawyers Tee Up Likely Legal Issues on Mueller's Long Road

Kerry Kircher and William Pittard, longtime former U.S. House lawyers , have seen their share of investigations. The two attorneys concede they have never seen anything quite like the Trump-Russia-Comey affair unfolding in the nation's capital. We reached out to Kircher and Pittard this week to get their thoughts on possible legal fights that could unfold in a process that history shows will take months, if not years, to resolve.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In NJ, as in Nation, Rapid Growth in Federal Court Backlogs

Long-running MDLs in New Jersey are part of the reason. But that doesn't tell the whole story revealed in this week's report from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Gig Economy's Growth Calls for Modern Labor Laws, Economist Alan Krueger Warns

Current labor laws and safety nets for workers were developed in a different era and more protections are needed for the growing number of independent workers in the gig economy, a prominent economist said Thursday on Capitol Hill.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Zillow Faces CFPB Scrutiny, Amazon Mulls Pharma Play, and SEC Drains Big Law

Escape the daily flood of Trump news dominating the Washington headlines with this roundup of big regulatory developments. Zillow is facing CFPB scrutiny, Amazon mulls a pharmaceuticals play, Democratic state AGs move to defend a key part of Obamacare, and the SEC is boosting its ranks in new hires from Big Law. And here's a story about ducks at the U.S. Capitol.
7 minute read

Litigation Daily

The Case for Giving White House Counsel Don McGahn the Boot

Amidst rumors of an impending White House staff shakeup, there's a new name on the potential hit list: White House Counsel Donald McGahn. It might not be such a bad idea.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California's Pot Chief Vows State Will Meet Compliance Deadline

California's chief marijuana regulator on Thursday told a gathering of growers, government officials and would-be entrepreneurs that the state will have a regulatory structure in place to oversee a developing multibillion-dollar cannabis market by Jan. 1.
5 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Fight Over $73M in Humvee Joint Venture Profits Drives On

A long-running fight over the distribution of nearly $73 million in profits generated by a joint venture to make Humvees will continue, after the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that a contract governing the arrangement was open to more than one interpretation.
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